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About Ann Parry

Ann Parry Photography Inc. | site: ANN-PARRY.com | photoblog From Long Island: FromLongIsland.com • • • Long Island, New York, is my home base for photographically capturing PORTRAITS, the arts • civics & government • animals • classic cars • aviation & space • • • I'm also a freelance newspaper & magazine photographer, and a contract photographer for a news wire service.

2012 Nigerian Dwarf Goats Walk in Norman J Levy Park & Preserve

Nigerian Dwarf Goats Walk in Norman J Levy Park & Preserve

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
May 5, 2012

Though I first met the Nigerian Dwarf Goats that live at Norman J Levy Park & Preserve about 3 years ago, this week was the first time I saw them as they walked through the grounds with a park ranger.

May 1, 2012 - Merrick, New York, USA - Nigerian Dwarf Goats walk with Park Ranger during sunny spring day at Levy Park and Preserve, marshland on the south shore of Long Island, New York. Due to unusually warm weather, this was the first day of the year the park stayed open until 19:30 (7:30 PM), which usually doesn't happen until later in season. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

May 1, 2012 – Merrick, New York, USA – Nigerian Dwarf Goats walk with PARK RANGER SUE during sunny spring day at Levy Park and Preserve, marshland on the south shore of Long Island, New York. Due to unusually warm weather, this was the first day of the year the park stayed open until 19:30 (7:30 PM), which usually doesn’t happen until later in season. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Entering the parking lot, I saw a sign announcing the goats were out walking, so I asked someone at the Park Station exactly where they were. He called Park Ranger Susan, who had them up by the hilltop ponds and was about to take them back on the trail near the golf course.

Merrick, NY, USA. May 1, 2012. Nigerian Dwarf Goats graze during walk at Norman J Levy Park & Preserve. (© 2012 Ann Parry/ann-parry.com)

Merrick, NY, USA. May 1, 2012. Nigerian Dwarf Goats graze during walk at Norman J Levy Park & Preserve. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

This delightful, working goat herd eats weeds as it walks through the park – each day, early morning and early afternoon – using a variety of routes. It’s one of many ways the park maintains itself in a green, ecologically friendly way for Long Island’s marshland environment.

  • UPDATE: The book Extraordinary Goats by Janet Hurst, 2014, includes one of my photos of Nigerian Dwarf Goats walking with Park Ranger Susan at Levy Park.

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Nassau County State of the County Address 2012

Nassau County State of the County Address 2012

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
March 17, 2012

During the March 14, 2012 State of the County Address, Nassau County’s Movie Industry was one of the topics highlighted by County Executive EDWARD MANGANO.

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano gives State of the County Address, on Wednesday night, March 14, 2012, at Cradle of Aviation museum, Garden City, New York, USA. Mangano (front) was introduced by Legislator Peter Schmidt (at podium) Nassau County Presiding Officer and Majority Leader. (Ann Parry/Ann Parry, ann-parry.com)

Garden City, New York, USA. March 14, 2012. Nassau County Executive EDWARD MANGANO gives State of the County Address at Cradle of Aviation museum. ( © 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

I already knew about one of the films mentioned – the Phil Spector Biopic (2012), starring Al Pacino and Helen Mirren – because my daughter Sue was an Extra when some scenes were shot at Nassau County’s Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, Mineola, in 2011.

Understandably, Extras aren’t supposed to start chatting with principal actors, but when my daughter was positioned near Ms. Mirren on the grand stairway leading to the building’s entrance, Sue was concerned how Mirren’s shawl was dragging on the steps.

So  – when the cameras weren’t on – Sue pointed out the hazardously droopy shawl to Ms. Mirren, who was charmingly grateful for the head’s up.

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Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. At Nassau County Legislature meeting when legislators vote to confirm Thomas Dale as Police Commissioner and to consolidate 8 police precincts into 4, are, L-R, Nassau PBA President JAMES CARVER, PBA's Sergeant-at-arms JAMES McDERMOTT, and President of Superior Officers (SOA) GARY LEARNED.

Nassau County Legislature Votes to Close 4 of 8 Police Precincts

From LONG ISLAND – by Ann Parry (ann-parry.com)
March 6, 2012

Since it wasn’t surprising I was at the Nassau County Legislative Building for much of the day – from before noon until after 5 PM yesterday – I should have brought more food than a small coconut bar, especially since the meals others brought in were off-limits for my gluten-free diet.

The Nassau County Legislature voted to Close 4 of 8 Police Precincts, many hours into their Monday, March 5, 2012 meeting, which was so well attended by residents and Press that it was often Standing Room Only.

Mineola, New York, USA. March 5, 2012. Newly confirmed Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale speaks at podium. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann- Parry.com)

Mineola, New York, USA. March 5, 2012. Newly confirmed Nassau County Police Commissioner THOMAS DALE speaks at podium. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

The 19 legislators voted along party lines, with the 10 Republicans voting YES and the 9 Democrats voting NO to CLOSE the police precincts and – earlier in the meeting – to CONFIRM THOMAS DALE as Nassau County Police Commissioner.

Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. L-R, Nassau PBA President JAMES CARVER, PBA's Sergeant-at-arms JAMES McDERMOTT, and President of Superior Officers (SOA) GARY LEARNED attend Nassau County Legislature meeting when legislators vote to confirm Thomas Dale as Police Commissioner and to consolidate 8 police precincts into four.  (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. L-R, Nassau PBA President JAMES CARVER, PBA’s Sergeant-at-arms JAMES McDERMOTT, and President of Superior Officers (SOA) GARY LEARNED attend Nassau County Legislature meeting when legislators vote to confirm Thomas Dale as Police Commissioner and to consolidate 8 police precincts into four.  (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Nassau County Legislators who Voted YES to CLOSE 4 Police Precincts:

  • JOSEPH SCANNELL – LD 5
  • FRANCIS X. BECKER  – LD 6
  • HOWARD J KOPEL  – LD 7
  • VINCENT MUSCARELLA – LD 8
  • RICHARD J. NICOLELLO  LD 9
  • PETER SCHMITT – LD 12
  • NORMA GONSALVES – LD 13
  • JOSEPH BELESI – LD 14
  • DENNIS DUNNE, Sr. – LD 15
  • ROSE MARIE WALKER – LD 17

Nassau County Legislators who Voted NO to CLOSE 4 of 8 Police Precincts:

  • KEVAN ABRAHAMS – LD 1
  • ROBERT TROIANO – LD 2
  • CARRIÉ SOLAGES  – LD 3
  • DENISE FORD  – LD 4
  • JUDI BOSWORTH  – LD 10
  • WAYNE WINK, Jr. – LD 11
  • JUDITH JACOBS  – LD 16
  • DELIA DERIGGI-WHITTON –  LD 18
  • DAVID DENENBERG  – LD 19
Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. Milagros Vicente (at podium) a North Valley Stream resident, spoke against closing precincts, and Nassau County Legislature, controlled by Republicans, voted along party lines to consolidate 8 police precincts into 4, on Monday, March 5, 2012, at Mineola, New York, USA.  (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com) (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

Mineola, NY, USA. March 5, 2012. Milagros Vicente (at podium) a North Valley Stream resident, spoke against closing precincts, and Nassau County Legislature, controlled by Republicans, voted along party lines to consolidate 8 police precincts into 4. (© 2012 Ann Parry/Ann-Parry.com)

And the pizza wafting from the waiting room outside the Legislative Chambers smelled really good.

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